My bags are packed; I'm ready to go

Hola hola hola!!!!!
So...for those of you who don't know me, I'm a maestra de español in the suburbs of Chicago and loving every minute of it. Because I miss being a student, I am starting my Masters in Spanish through California State Sacramento, which let me tell you, hasn't been the easiest universidad to deal with, but I have been willing to "bite the bullet," if you will, for the uniqueness of this program because, really, it's a dream come true! It has a Travel Study option that can be completed during three summers. (no grad work during the school year? sí, por favor!) AND each summer is a different país hispanohablante. This verano: Guatemala, which is known as The Land of Eternal Spring. 

I am taking three cursos: Magical Realism, Guatemalan Culture, & "Contrastive Grammatical Structures of Spanish and English"--the sad part is that I'm kind of excited about that one. ;) 

Anyway, I have my bug spray, sunscreen, and aloe (well, my textbooks, too) all ready to go. I've also promised mi madre that I wouldn't fall into any sink holes or get smothered in any type of volcanic ash, so now it's hurry up and wait til take off on June 27, 2010.  

Hasta luego...


P.S. Hopefully my landing in centroamérica this time will be better than the last, which resulted in a "woops, we missed the runway, let's try that again" situation in Costa Rica. yikes! :)